{"id":27189,"date":"2026-04-21T03:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/us-pushes-for-win-win-trade-deal-with-india\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T03:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:19:50","slug":"us-pushes-for-win-win-trade-deal-with-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/us-pushes-for-win-win-trade-deal-with-india\/","title":{"rendered":"US pushes for \u2018win-win\u2019 trade deal with India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The talks in Washington will be a \u201cgreat step\u201d to finalize a deal, Ambassador Sergio Gor has said<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The US is pushing for a <em>\u201cwin-win\u201d<\/em> trade deal with India, Washington\u2019s ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, has said.<\/p>\n<p>An Indian delegation will arrive in Washington to finalize a trade deal this week, Gor said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The talks between Washington and New Delhi will be a <em>\u201cgreat step\u201d<\/em> to finalize a pact, Gor said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA win-win for both nations,\u201d<\/em> Gor added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Indian trade delegation will be arriving in Washington this week. A great step to finalize our bilateral trade deal. A win-win for both nations!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ambassador Sergio Gor (@USAmbIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAmbIndia\/status\/2046224009864339675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>India and the US are in advanced talks to convert a February 26 joint statement into a bilateral <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RajeshAgrawal94\/status\/2044471448627269922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trade deal<\/a>, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>In-person meetings would be held to shape the agreement\u2019s structure and timelines, he said.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s trade surplus with the US narrowed to $34.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 from $43 billion a year ago. Exports to the US rose 1% to $87 billion, while imports jumped 16% to $53 billion.<br \/>In April, China said it became India\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/india\/637704-china-overtakes-us-as-indias\/\">largest trading partner<\/a> in the 2025-26 financial year, overtaking the US. Washington was New Delhi\u2019s largest trading partner for four years in a row until 2024-25.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"File photo: A cargo ship moves in the Vembanad Lake as it enters the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam in Kochi, India.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/india\/638487-indias-trade-deficit-shrinks\/\">India\u2019s trade deficit shrinks<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>India and the US announced an interim trade deal in February, after months of negotiations following a steep 50% tariff imposed by Washington on the South Asian nation in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Washington reduced India\u2019s tariff burden to 18% from the earlier 50%. Half of the tariff was for New Delhi\u2019s imports of Russian oil.<\/p>\n<p>Talks with the US then came to a halt after the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs on imports from various countries.<\/p>\n<p>The US will not allow India to emerge as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/india\/633990-us-wont-allow-india-to\/\">strong competitor<\/a> like China, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in March.<\/p>\n<p>Washington views the 2001 decision to facilitate China\u2019s entry into the World Trade Organization as a strategic miscalculation, Landau added.<\/p>\n<p>India has recently signed trade deals with the UK, Oman, New Zealand, and the EU, as it looks to diversify export markets and reduce reliance on the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The talks in Washington will be a \u201cgreat step\u201d to finalize a deal, Ambassador Sergio Gor has said The US is pushing for a \u201cwin-win\u201d trade deal with India, Washington\u2019s ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, has said. 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